EP1355680A2 - Dispositif et procede pour la desodorisation et/ou l'assainissement de l'air - Google Patents

Dispositif et procede pour la desodorisation et/ou l'assainissement de l'air

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EP1355680A2
EP1355680A2 EP02709246A EP02709246A EP1355680A2 EP 1355680 A2 EP1355680 A2 EP 1355680A2 EP 02709246 A EP02709246 A EP 02709246A EP 02709246 A EP02709246 A EP 02709246A EP 1355680 A2 EP1355680 A2 EP 1355680A2
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Prior art keywords
air
emitting
passive
medium
deodorizing
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English (en)
Inventor
Charles Michael Hardy
Kevin George Goodall
Jeffrey Donald Painter
Frank Andrej Kvietok
Eric Richard Bartsch
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Procter and Gamble Co
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Procter and Gamble Co
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Priority claimed from US09/775,999 external-priority patent/US7431901B2/en
Application filed by Procter and Gamble Co filed Critical Procter and Gamble Co
Publication of EP1355680A2 publication Critical patent/EP1355680A2/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
    • A61L9/048—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating air treating gels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
    • A61L9/12—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
    • A61L9/12—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
    • A61L9/122—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor comprising a fan
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/16—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using physical phenomena

Definitions

  • Fig. 10 is a side view of another alternative embodiment of the device of the present invention.
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic side view of a coiled tube structure containing scent- emitting media, shown with the coils expanded to increase the amount of scent-emitting media that is exposed.
  • Fig. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of a cartridge that is capable of both deodorizing and emitting a material.
  • the filter medium is disposed in the filter member 24 so that the air flowing along the air flow path is brought into contact therewith.
  • the filter element 40 may comprise a support for the filter medium, for example, in the form of a honeycomb structure, a foam, a nonwoven web or a woven web, or an open-pore reticulate structure, such as a foam or a mesh.
  • filter element 40 of the present invention need not comprise all the elements described herein (which are shown merely to illustrate some of the possible variations), but may instead comprise only one, or more, of these elements.
  • the apparatus is optionally, but preferably contained in a package that protects the apparatus during shipment and/or makes the apparatus easier to display in a retail store or more appealing to consumers.
  • the optional package can comprise any suitable type of package, including but not limited to: cardboard boxes, bubble-wrap films, thermo-form plastic packaging, expanded cellular polystyrene (e.g. STYROFOAMTM), and the like.
  • the apparatus may also be provided with optional informational indicia which communicates the benefits (i.e. technical effects) of the apparatus to consumers. Without the informational indicia, consumers who otherwise might not use the apparatus (e.g. because they were not aware of the potential benefits/technical effects derived from using the apparatus), will use the apparatus to obtain the benefits, such as preserving the quality of food, and the like.
  • informational indicia which communicates the benefits (i.e. technical effects) of the apparatus to consumers.
  • Informational indicia can be provided in association with the apparatus itself or, when the apparatus is contained in a package, in association with the package.
  • association with means the informational indicia (e.g., a set of instructions) are either directly printed on the apparatus itself (or package itself) or presented in a different manner including, but not limited to, a video tape, a brochure, print advertisement, electronic advertisement, and/or verbal communication, so as to communicate the set of instructions to a consumer of the apparatus.
  • Figs. 8 and 9 show an alternative embodiment of the device of the present invention.
  • a device 820 which comprises at least one air inlet 834, air outlets 828 on each side of the base 822 and a removable and replaceable filter member 824.
  • the filter member 824 is placed onto the base 822 such that air flow from a fan draws air through the top of the filter member 824 and through the air outlets 828 on the base 822.
  • the base 1022 may contain multiple fans and motors to provide more air flow through the filter assembly. Because of the filter housing geometry, the best performance with this device is obtained by using two centrifugal fans, powered by one or two motors.
  • the base contains a circuit board which controls the motors and an LED (not shown) which blinks to indicate the need to replace the filter member 1024 containing the battery 1054 and filter medium.
  • the base 1022 may also contain metal contacts allowing current to flow from the battery 1054 (contained in the filter assembly) to the motors.
  • the base 1022 may be designed to contain the replaceable battery, eliminating the battery from the filter member 1024.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic top view of the interface between the bottom of the scent cartridge 1824 and the top of the air moving member 1822 showing how the two interact when provided with the mechanism shown in Fig. 18 to reduce the amount of airflow and scent intensity. Turning the cartridge relative to the openings of the air moving member 1822 will change the size of the opening of the air flow path (open or close the same), thus changing the total air flow and intensity of the substance emitted.
  • the cartridge 1824 has been turned 90 degrees counter-clockwise relative to the air moving member 1822. This covers half of the total area of the air inlet 1826 of the air moving member 1822, leaving the area 152 unobstructed, and reducing the amount of air flowing through the device.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Disinfection, Sterilisation Or Deodorisation Of Air (AREA)
  • Air-Conditioning For Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne des dispositifs et des procédés pour la désodorisation et/ou l'assainissement de l'air. Selon une variante non limitative, le dispositif décrit comporte un ou plusieurs éléments passifs et un aérateur. Les éléments passifs sont détachables de l'aérateur et peuvent être utilisés séparément comme filtres passifs, à condition de renfermer une substance désodorisante, ou bien ils peuvent être utilisés en tant que diffuseurs passifs, à condition de renfermer une substance destinée à être diffusée dans l'air. On peut utiliser un grand nombre de combinaisons de filtres passifs et de diffuseurs passifs en association avec l'aérateur, ou bien comme éléments autonomes, dans le cadre des procédés considérés. Selon une autre variante non limitative, les dispositifs décrits ont une double fonction de désodorisation et de diffusion de substances dans l'air. L'invention concerne également des kits. On peut agencer de différentes manières les substances à diffuser, afin d'améliorer l'extension de la surface de diffusion pour ces substances. L'invention concerne enfin des mécanismes de contrôle d'intensité.
EP02709246A 2001-02-02 2002-02-01 Dispositif et procede pour la desodorisation et/ou l'assainissement de l'air Withdrawn EP1355680A2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US775999 1997-01-06
US09/775,999 US7431901B2 (en) 2001-02-02 2001-02-02 Apparatus and method for deodorizing confined air spaces which utilize baking soda
US972098 2001-10-05
US09/972,098 US6913733B2 (en) 2001-02-02 2001-10-05 Apparatus and method for deodorizing and/or freshening air
PCT/US2002/002778 WO2002062401A2 (fr) 2001-02-02 2002-02-01 Dispositif et procede pour la desodorisation et/ou l'assainissement de l'air

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EP1355680A2 true EP1355680A2 (fr) 2003-10-29

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US (1) US20050265904A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1355680A2 (fr)
JP (1) JP2004532050A (fr)
CA (1) CA2433026C (fr)
MX (1) MXPA03006933A (fr)
WO (1) WO2002062401A2 (fr)

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